Undercooked but it has its moments.

For some reason, I just thought of wanting to see Blue Velvet. I had borrowed Mulholland Dr. from the library but never got around to watching all of it. I intended to see what all the fuss was...
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Undercooked but it has its moments.

For some reason, I just thought of wanting to see Blue Velvet. I had borrowed Mulholland Dr. from the library but never got around to watching all of it. I intended to see what all the fuss was about Blue Velvet.

When I obtained the movie, I watched it to the end. I was in the right setting, the right mood, and atmosphere. Which means 2am in the night! I tried my best to pay attention to details. Needless to say, there was no twist at the end. Don't ask me why, but when someone claims the movie is complex I usually think the ending will surprise me and so I should pay close attention. This is not a Shymalan or Nolan film after all. The movie's story was very straightforward. Too straightforward. A boy named Jeffrey finds a human ear in a field and tries to solve the murder mystery. He then is thrust into the underworld of drug dealing, sex, and lunatics like Dennis Hopper!

The movie ended after a brisk 2 hours. 1:45 hours into it, I was thinking where was the big revelation? Why is Frank holding onto Dorothy's baby and husband? What's up with the human ear? Why are there cockroaches? Why do I see firemen and yellow flowers at beginning and ending? What's up with the candle fire? Why does Frank inhale that mask? However, those were the wrong questions. All of these questions were self-explanatory. When I was done watching the movie everything made sense.

It's not a complicated film at all. Lynch's imagery is superb, I have to say. His use of lighting and contrast is marvelous. Like someone put it best, "techni-color noir". This is not a movie I needed to see twice. I got the imagery of cockroaches and ants to do with the underworld. The fake lies and smiling and happy neighbourhood knows nothing about freaks like Frank, Dorothy, drugs. Jeffrey matures throughout the course of the film. His innocence is destroyed, he's becoming an adult. Sandy was a pathetic character, with some truly bad acting, but as I've heard some of the acting is meant to be cheesy cause it's a satire. That I applaud to, but Lynch doesn't have to do so much hard work that it seems he did an amateur job. The songs were awesome, I could sing "bluuuuueee.... velllllllvettttttt...." all day. It's meant to be a satire of american life and detective dramas. This is clearly evident when the old ladies are watching TV and are watching some cheesy scenes like walking up stairs and camera zoomed on only gun floating across a room. It's just that the movie comes off as undone.